Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119953800 - Specialty Brands, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119953800

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 07/03/2001

Site Address:
Specialty Brands, Inc.
3038 Pleasant Street
Riverside, CA 92507

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2038

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362447252

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			2	1		3
Current Violations			1	1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$34,000	$210	$0	$34,210
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	23400023	11/26/2001	11/29/2001	$0	$210	$0	02/01/2002	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	02001	Repeat	3314 A	11/26/2001	11/29/2001	$0	$3,400	$0	02/01/2002	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Repeat	4184 B	11/26/2001	11/29/2001	$0	$30,600	$0	02/01/2002	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201155116

Event: 06/05/2001

Employee partially amputates left ring finger in meatgrinder

At about 9:35 a.m., Employee #1 was working on a Weiler Meat Grinder, Model Number 1612, Serial Number 92132. He turned off the power, and tried to dislodge pieces of meat from the discharge end with his left hand. The freely rotating blade had not stopped completely after deenergizing the power and he partially amputated his left ring finger. Employee #1 was taken to Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, California, where he underwent surgery and was released the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119953800			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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